Affects widely-used PostgreSQL ecosystem; potential full DB compromise in deployments using Anonymizer.
CVE-2026-2361
PostgreSQL Anonymizer allows superuser via temp view with malicious code.
Is CVE-2026-2361 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-2361 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-2361?
CVE-2026-2361 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-2361?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-2361. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-2361 affect?
CVE-2026-2361 affects PostgreSQL Anonymizer, PostgreSQL 14/15 with Anonymizer. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-2361?
Upgrade Anonymizer to 3.0.1+; limit public schema CREATE access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Privilege escalation to superuser via temp view execution of malicious code in anon.get_tablesample_ratio.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 1 and < 3.0.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.